Killam Fellowships Program

The Killiam Fellowship Programs provide an opportunity for exceptional undergraduate students from Canadian universities to spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in the United States.

Program Option 1: Direct Exchange Program

Students who apply to the direct exchange program between partner institutions will register at their home institution and attend the host institution as an exchange student and, during the course of their fellowship, will continue to pay tuition and fees to their home institution.

Program Option 2: Open Competition Program

Students from partner and non-partner institutions may apply to the open competition (self-placed program) and will enroll as fee-paying visiting students at their host institution. The applicant is responsible to apply for admission of his/her chosen institution. However, the student may choose to apply for an existing exchange program through their home institution, and attend the host institution as an exchange student.

Through the Open Competition Program, you may apply to any accredited degree granting institution of your choice in the United States.

How to apply

For the Direct Exchange, applicants must be recommended by their home institution. If recommended, the partner institution will forward their nominated applications to the Foundation for adjudication. To be nominated by the University of Toronto, apply via the CIE Student Portal.

For the Open Competition, applicants may submit their application either through their home institution or directly to the Foundation for adjudication.

Applications are reviewed by an independent adjudication committee of faculty members from Canadian and American universities.

All applicants will be ranked. These final rankings override individual institution rankings. Each partner institution is guaranteed one place for an outgoing applicant, regardless of the number of applications received from each institution.

Selection is open and competitive, based on a combination of academic standing, personal statements and references.

The Foundation recognizes that excellence is found in all linguistic, ethnic and religious groups without regard for gender, age, sexual preference or race. The Killam Fellowships Program encourages applications from all interested and eligible candidates.

Important dates

Application deadline to CIE for Direct Exchange: January 13, 2019

Application deadline directly on Killam website for Open Competition: January 31, 2019